What is MCP Toolbox for Databases?
MCP Toolbox for Databases is a MCP server by googleapis that open-source server providing easy, fast and secure database tools. It is listed under Data & databases and has 16,676 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | googleapis |
| Repository | googleapis/genai-toolbox |
| Popularity | 16,676 GitHub stars |
| Category | Data & databases |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #41 of 4,418 MCP servers; #1 in Data & databases |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Stars this week | +31 |
| Runs | Cloud service |
| Language | Go |
Is MCP Toolbox for Databases safe to install?
MCP Toolbox for Databases scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Sends your data to a cloud service | Review |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install MCP Toolbox for Databases?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add genai-toolbox -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http genai-toolbox <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs MCP Toolbox for Databases for you:
Add the "MCP Toolbox for Databases" MCP server from https://github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.